BOXING
Bay's Leutele calls for rematch after loss to Aussie
Would the crowd like a rematch? Hawke's Bay's professional heavyweight boxer Kiki Toa Leutele was quick to ask the question of a capacity crowd at Brisbane's...
Bay pro's ready for Australia's heavyweight boxing champ
Suggest to Hawke's Bay professional boxer Toa Leutele his next bout is a bold assignment and you get a nod of the head. "It's the biggest fight of my career...
Bay boxer makes golden exit from cadet ranks
Hawke's Bay's Jett Varcoe celebrated his last year as a cadet fighter in style at the New Zealand Boxing Championships in Porirua last week. The Hastings Giant...
Bay boxer focused on lessons after debut
Hawke's Bay boxer Tiopira TeHuia Rarere lost his debut bout by a split decision on Saturday. The son of former world kickboxing champion and multiple national...
Bay boxer a chip off the old block
As a youngster growing up in Hawke's Bay Tiopira TeHuia Rarere never took much interest in the exploits of his world title-winning kickboxing father Jason Rarer...
Flaxmere pulling the gloves on
It will be a huge day for Flaxmere on Saturday, hosting the Hawke’s Bay Boxing Championships at the Flaxmere Community Centre. There are 91 boxers lined...
Funding support for Flaxmere Boxing Academy
Inspirational photos and stories line the walls of the Flaxmere Boxing Academy, built up over the eight years the initiative has encouraged young people to be &...
Hastings Giant’s Boxing Academy: four years of changing lives
The Hastings Giants Boxing Academy will have been at their Eastbourne Street location for four years next month, within which time the programme has made a diff...
